Maternity Casual Chic Blazer Slit Back

When a request arrives with “maternity casual chic blazer slit back” in it, the useful first question is not the price. It is which of these attributes the buyer actually intends to sell on.

In production this is a high slit blazer in the minimalist chic direction. A sheath blazer is straight and close, with a walking vent at the back and a lining that has to be cut a few millimetres shorter than the shell so it does not hang below the hem.

A high slit needs a faced placket and a bar-tack at the stop point. Without the tack, the slit splits past the stop within a season. Minimalist chic is the hardest thing to build cheaply, because there is nothing to hide behind: the seam, the lining and the hem are all on show.

Maternity dress wear needs a ruched or empire waist and a lining with real stretch, or the dress will not survive the third month.

What Has To Be Specified

• Block: Sheath bodice, fitted on a real model at the middle size before grading.
• Detail: High Slit. A high slit needs a faced placket and a bar-tack at the stop point. Without the tack, the slit splits past the stop within a season.
• Colour: name the exact tone and send a swatch. In this category a photo is not a colour reference.
• Bodice structure: say whether the bodice is boned, fused, or soft. This single line decides the fit, the price and the packing.
• Lining: state bodice lining, skirt lining and whether the skirt is bagged out at the hem.
• Closure: name the type and position - invisible zip, lace-up back, or covered button placket.
• Sizing: give the size run, the grade rule and the fit model. A Gulf 2XL is not a European 2XL.
• Care: dry-clean-only is normal here; if the trim cannot survive solvent, say so before the label is printed.

Suggested Starting Specification

Where This Style Goes Wrong In Production

A sheath blazer is straight and close, with a walking vent at the back and a lining that has to be cut a few millimetres shorter than the shell so it does not hang below the hem.

A high slit needs a faced placket and a bar-tack at the stop point. Without the tack, the slit splits past the stop within a season.

Grading is where the money disappears: every detail placed by eye on the sample has to be measured on the pattern, or the size run drifts.

The hem is where a cheap build shows. A 3 cm hem with a clean catch-stitch reads expensive; a 1 cm overlocked hem reads fast fashion.

The hem is where a cheap build shows. A 3 cm hem with a clean catch-stitch reads expensive; a 1 cm overlocked hem reads fast fashion.

Options We Can Build To

• Sizing: a four-size test run, a standard eight-size run, or a graded run to your own spec sheet.
• Detail alternatives on the High Slit: scaled up, reduced to a plain panel, or moved to the back for a cleaner front.
• Packing: flat-fold with tissue, hanger-ready, or individual sealed bag for glitter and bead styles.
• Shell swap: the same block in a lighter or heavier version of the base cloth, priced separately.
• Sizing: a four-size test run, a standard eight-size run, or a graded run to your own spec sheet.

Pre-production sample approval, in-line inspection during cutting, beading and sewing, and a final AQL inspection before packing, with measurement reports and photos shared before shipment.

If you are developing this style, send us a tech pack, a photo or a reference garment and we will quote within 24 hours. Contact bafinasa@bafinasa.com or WhatsApp +86 13827222469.